Jethro P. Morrison

Jethro Patrick Morrison (2 June 1803-15 May 1859) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives (D) from the 1st congressional district from 1842 to 1844, succeeding Archibald S. Elder.

Biography
Jethro Morrison was born in Aiken, South Carolina on 2 June 1803, and he became a lawyer in his home state. Morrison moved to Florida soon after the United States acquired it from Spain, and he became involved with local politics as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1836, he became Mayor of St. Augustine, and he openly supported secession from the United States in the case of the expansion of the government and the abolition of slavery. In 1842, he took over Archibald S. Elder's vacant State House seat, representing the 1st district for one term. Morrison decided to return to his law practice, and he died of tuberculosis in 1859.